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C66100 Bronze vs. AISI W2 Steel

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI W2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is AISI W2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
580 to 2400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
20 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
19 to 80

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
96.2 to 98.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.35 to 0.74
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0